Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Chart Data Table Options

A Data Table in a chart is a tabular representation of chart data that's placed along with the chart itself. Just adding a Data Table essentially shows the table in the default formatting, and that may work most of the time. If it doesn't, you may want to explore some advanced options that let you format your Data Table exactly as you want. This may help you to highlight the text or grid lines so that you can make the Data Table stand out.